hallali

It seemed as if, in fact, we must be near, as we could hear the dogs yelping and the horns sounding (they call it "hallali").

In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters 1886

The cor de chasse was a delightful novelty to me, and I soon learned all the calls -- the débouché, the vue and the hallali, when the poor beast is at the last gasp.

Chateau and Country Life in France Mary Alsop King Waddington

It was a pretty sight, all the hunters dismounted, walking along the edge of the water, sounding their hallali, the entire population of Bourneville and

Chateau and Country Life in France Mary Alsop King Waddington

Suddenly, very near, we heard the great burst of the hallali -- horses, dogs, riders, all joining in; and pushing through the brushwood we found ourselves on the edge of a big pond, almost a lake.

Chateau and Country Life in France Mary Alsop King Waddington

Before we had time to get glasses and see what was happening, the children came rushing in to say the hunt was in the woods opposite, the horns sounding the hallali, and the stag probably in the canal.

Chateau and Country Life in France Mary Alsop King Waddington

Exhausted with so lengthened an exposition of the charms of the venerie and the hallali, he stopped, and dropped a walnut into some Regency sherry.

Under Two Flags 1839-1908 Ouida 1873

_changement de forêt_, the _accompagné_, the _bat l'eau_, the _hallali par terre_, and the _curée_.

Royal Palaces and Parks of France Blanche McManus